An interview with ted founder and architect, richard saul wurman

Wurman does not pine for past projects. AD: Beyond Kahn and Eames, were there any other encounters which heavily influenced your life? I don't have a so-called philosophy that is worthwhile for anybody. They should have a conversation, and not just with buildings. A new set of questions follows, about Ai's work, personality and current condition.

That is the nature of things. But I am also interested in many other things.

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Please leave this field empty. He allowed me to see those things I always saw and never saw. RSW: Charlie influenced me heavily. The latest I could get was Get exclusive access to thought-provoking articles, bonus podcast content, and cutting-edge whitepapers. The principles of how you organize information actually generates new information.

In he coined the term "Information Architecture", and subsequently published 83 books of essays and guides to all manner of subjects. You ever wonder about the origin story of TED talks? When the work is done and it's achieved the level of idiosyncratic goodness that Wurman demands, he sets it aside and moves on in that inexplicable, admirable manner of a toddler who, having spent the better part of a morning meticulously constructing some sort of block-based sculpture, demolishes her work without comment and leaves the room in search of juice.

He allowed me to distinguish between learning and education and to demand of the world around me that it become self-revealing. Connect on LinkedIn. How many people in the world died in ? First, most graphic design is still used in advertising, books, annual reports, schools, and charts. You hid the lights, you hid the air conditioning, you hid the water.

Wurman is very clear about what good work is and who defines it: good work is work deemed good by Richard Wurman. This is an episode for: Speakers and keynoters, anyone in need of inspiration and TED fans of all ages. Claim no field. There is a fork in the road between looking good, and being good. With no agenda and nothing to sell, Richard proves that we can all learn from technology, entertainment and design—anything well outside of our own crafts.

Early in my career, Robert Venturi and I were among those tipped to follow in the footsteps of Louis Kahn.

An interview with ted founder and architect, richard saul wurman: ArchDaily's Niall Patrick Walsh

Some of that can be warped, and some can be positive and constructive. TED turns He was my guru, he remains my guru, and I live with him every day. Just above his left eyebrow, in much smaller letters, so small that they span only the space beneath "Ful", it reads "Meetings". Invade all fields Although he left his Philadelphia practice years ago, Richard Wurman still talks of architecture with the intimacy of an active participant.